Spring 2015

Earl Sullivan knows if he is to compete against California wines in the Boise market that Telaya Wine Co., must make wines that are worthy of attention  regardless of who in the Pacific Northwest grew the grapes.

Susan Bunnell’s husband has been one of the West Coast’s top winemakers for more than two decades, yet hungry wine tourists in the Yakima Valley probably know Wine o’Clock Wine Bar and Bistro more than Bunnell Family Cellar.

Growing up in Oregon, Brian Carter always had a fascination with science. Thanks to nurturing parents who encouraged his inquisitive mind, Carter made his first batch of wine when he was just 15 years old.

The French have a phrase for it: “vins de garage.” It originally applied to the wines of a rather rebellious group of 1990s winemakers – garagistes – who produced small lots of big, fruity, high-alcohol wines that ran counter to the more reserved standards of the Bordeaux...

When two business entities share the same name, usually the larger and better known  even if it wasn’t the first  sics its lawyers on the other and sends a cease-and-desist letter that orders a name change.